SELECT ProcductCode AS Id, ProductPrice AS Price
FROM Products WITH (NOLOCK)
WHERE ProductCode IN ('efg', 'abc', 'xyz')
ORDER BY (CASE WHEN ProductCode = 'efg' THEN 1
WHEN ProductCode = 'abc' THEN 2
WHEN ProductCode = 'xyz' THEN 3
ELSE 4 -- in case you change the `where`, put them last
END);
SELECT last_name, age
FROM Customers
WHERE NOT country = 'UK'
ORDER BY last_name DESC;
SELECT *
FROM Customers
ORDER BY first_name;